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wiseheart ([personal profile] wiseheart) wrote2010-10-07 10:37 pm

Party time ahead!

Well, yes, dear folks, it's this time of the year again. The big, one-week virtual party from today to the 9th of October starts here. Come on in, be welcome, make yourself comfortable, and post a comment. May we have many collapsed threads again!

Last year we had 559 comments on 4 pages, which is an impressive record to break. But I have an excellent apple pie in the oven, and offer a virtual slice to every party guest.

Let's party!

Addition: someone asked for the apple pie recipe. Here it is, behind the cut.


400 gr wheat flour
200 gr butter or margarine
200 gr sugar
1/10 litre sour cream
1 pinch of salt
ground peel of 1/lemon
2 gr baking soda

For the filling:
2 kg apples
sugar,cinnamon, cardamom, vanilla and ground lemon peel as you like

One eggyolk for painting the top.

How to make it?
1) Make a dough from abovementioned ingredients.
2) Cut it in two equal pieces. Roll out one piece, lay it into a baking tin (baking paper under it is helpful).
3) Spread some dried bread crubms all over it.
4) Peel and plane (slice???) the apples, press out the juice with your hands (it shouldn't be too dry, though) and mix them with the spices.
5) Spread the apples over the dough.
6) Roll out the other half of the dough. Cover the apples with it.
7) Paint the top with eggyolk and bake it in a pre-heated oven, on 200°C for twenty minutes.
8) Cut it when it's cooled down.

Sorry, but I had to use the metric system. My brain doesn't work in cups and pounds and that stuff. I hope you can still figure out how much you need from the ingredients.



Addition: I also wish to gift upon my dear party guests a birthday-present, Hobbit-style: Chapter 03 - Puer Natus Est Nobis of my Cadfael fic "Sparrows" has just been posted to [livejournal.com profile] hiddenrealms and to FF.Net. Enjoy!

And the end results are: 735 comments on 6 pages! It's more than I could have dreamed of, and I thank you - all of you - who contributed to this record. It will be a hard one to break next year indeed, but I hope you'll be back. :)

Thanks again, I had a fantastic time and met great new people - it was fun!

[identity profile] lissas-elves.livejournal.com 2010-10-01 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, party!!!

And I'm the first to post. *g*

[identity profile] crowdaughter.livejournal.com 2010-10-01 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yea, Party! Who brings the wine? I am bringing Tea Bowl (that is, bowl with fruits, orange juice and tea, but no alcohol) to drink. :)
Edited 2010-10-01 21:50 (UTC)

[identity profile] solanpolarn.livejournal.com 2010-10-01 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Party! I am bringing chocolate! Can I have a slice of the apple pie?

[identity profile] solanpolarn.livejournal.com 2010-10-01 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Do we know if LJ have changed the algorithm for when threads collapse and/or when a new page is started since last year?

[identity profile] lhun-dweller.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm on my second glass of wine in RL, and it's time for a toast because...

IT'S JASTAELF'S BIRTHDAY!!!

So, happy birthday to a dear friend discovered only because Wiseheart -- also a dear friend -- invited me into Edhellond.

Happy birthday to Jastaelf!
And a very special "Köszönöm!!!" to the founder of our feast: Wiseheart! (After all, if Wiseheart hadn't invited me into Edhellond, I would not have met Jastaelf, and then who would have married The Beloved and me?)

[identity profile] scifimimi.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
*brings cookies and brownies*
makamu: (cold reason led astray by fileg)

[personal profile] makamu 2010-10-02 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
*puts down boxes of cookies, scones and bars of chocolate* I also brought along some candles, mind if I light them? *smiles*

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
Well well well and it's that time of year again! Hurrah!

*offers champagne and whatever teetotallers would enjoy*

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
I'm banking on this being the fiftieth comment...

[identity profile] rcfinch.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! Virtual apple pie - zero calories! *hands virtual flowers*

[identity profile] rcfinch.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
Initially, I was going to comment on your previous post, but then I saw this one and decided to move the comment. I'm very curious about your opinion of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. As I translated the two lays into Dutch, I feel quite involved. Also, tell me if you feel inspired to write fanfic about it.
fawatson: (butterflies)

[personal profile] fawatson 2010-10-02 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Happy Birthday (courtesy of altariel's flist) - may your comments exceed 1000!
artemis10002000: Don't drink water... fish have sex in it (Default)

[personal profile] artemis10002000 2010-10-02 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
An apple pie? How could I possibly resist an invitation that includes apple pie?

[identity profile] nerwen-calaelen.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! Party! I'm bringing more chocolate and coffee to contribute. :)

Happy early birthday!

It seems both a lot longer than a year and a lot less since this time last year.

Let's see - trying to think about things to say to start a conversation... (you can tell that I'm bad at this - but at least here I can think rather than having to think of something instantly like in person conversations).

To answer your comment on my post (in part): The fandoms that I have stuff partially written in are: Crusade, Firefly, and Swallows and Amazons. I think the only one of those that is a fandom of yours is Crusade. I also had vague plans for other stories but those are the only ones that have got as far. I started planning a Crusade/Babylon5 crossover, but it needs me to re-watch season 5 of Babylon 5, which I have actually only seen once all the way through.
Anyway, I remember talking to you a little about Crusade, but not a lot, so possibly we can talk more about that?


[identity profile] dkpalaska.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray! Happy birthday once again, Soledad! (And, I'm even early for a change.) I hope it is a wonderful, joyful day for you and those you love!!

Many blessings,
Denise

[identity profile] jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
By the way, I've added you to my circle on Dreamwidth - noticed that you were on there. I do post different stuff there than here, but not very frequently (not that that should surprise you).

(Anonymous) 2010-10-02 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Apple pie for the win!

[identity profile] maglors-finch.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
My other identity wants to contribute as well. Happy comments week!

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I've got chocolate cake! Swap you for some pie!

Image

[identity profile] maglors-finch.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Though I rarely bake apple pies, I have a suggestion: after rolling out the other half of the dough, you can cut it into ribbons and use them to make a lattice over the apples.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelkuchen

[identity profile] altariel.livejournal.com 2010-10-02 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a feeling that we will move onto a second page after 25 top level comments. So here's a twenty-third (if I'm counting correctly).

[identity profile] solanpolarn.livejournal.com 2010-10-03 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
LJ really needs a better way of keeping track of the different levels of comments; scrolling from bottom to top I counted 22 first level comments (before this one) but scrolling back from top to bottom I counted 24. I wonder which is correct?

[identity profile] solanpolarn.livejournal.com 2010-10-03 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
No, counting again I think this is first level comment 25. I am going to test our hypothesis by posting another one, which should be first level comment (FLC) number 26. If you want to be taken seriously as a scientist you need to invent a few three letter acronyms to litter your writings with.

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